Queensland Numbered Acts

CHILD SAFE ORGANISATIONS ACT 2024 - SECT 3

3 Main purposes

(1) The main purposes of this Act are—

(a) to protect children from harm; and

(b) to promote the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children.

(2) The main purposes are to be primarily achieved by—

(a) providing for the implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle by particular entities in Queensland; and

(b) the oversight by the commission of the implementation of, and compliance with, the child safe standards and universal principle; and

(c) providing for a scheme for—

(i) preventing reportable conduct; and

(ii) reporting, notifying and investigating reportable allegations and reportable convictions; and

(iii) taking appropriate action in response to findings of reportable conduct; and

(d) providing for the oversight by the commission of the scheme mentioned in paragraph (c) .